Noises frighten staff. Noises have frightened the staff of a Mansfield store so much they won’t go into a stockroom alone. And Littlewoods store assistant manager, Mr F A Frost, said they may call in
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Nottingham (1977)
Ghost drove me out… and it beat vandals. A Nottingham printer claims he was driven from his premises by a ghost. And he said that vandals were scared off by the ghost after he
Continue ReadingCamberley, Surrey (1978)
Medium is called to haunted shop. A medium this week gave a graphic description of an 82-year-old “ghost” said to be haunting a Camberley shop – and as she did so a watch and an
Continue ReadingFormby, Merseyside (1947)
Haunted cafe owners are sceptical. But ex-tenants tell of noises in the night. A practical demonstration of laying a ghost would seem to have been carried out by Mr A. Houldsworth, of the Beehive Cafe,
Continue ReadingNottingham (1996)
Spooked. Vicars in exorcism at house. Exclusive, by Fraser Nelson. A terrified family of five have abandoned their council house, saying they were driven out by “ghosts.” Parents Tracy Wakelin, 19, and Darren Taylor, 21,
Continue ReadingLong Eaton, Derbyshire (1982)
Family seek move from home they say is haunted. ‘We live in fear’ – claim. A Long Eaton family of seven are claiming they are being forced to sleep together in a downstairs room because
Continue ReadingStudley, Warwickshire (1976)
Blaze boy blamed ‘ghost’. A teenager who rebelled against his father blamed poltergeists for broken windows, crockery and a house fire, Warwick Crown Court heard. The father was so convinced that he told police about
Continue ReadingDudley, West Midlands (1990s)
Spooky Towers! Fears spark exorcism of flat ‘ghost’. An exorcism was held in a Black Country block of flats today after frightened tenants complained a ghost was disrupting their lives. Mr Brian Jones and his
Continue ReadingBo’ness (Borrowstounness), Falkirk (1920)
Haunted house in Bo’ness. Pictures that move on the wall. Mysterious rappings. Bo’ness, Saturday. Bo’ness is perplexed and mystified at inexplicable recurrences going on in a certain dwelling-house in the very heart of the burgh.
Continue ReadingFaversham, Kent (1996)
A giggling ghost, who has plagued a Faversham bookshop owner and cafe proprietor had an even more amazing effect on a dog owned by animal welfare worker Betty Gallop. Although a dossier of evidence is
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